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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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